#WordWeavers November 10. Do your characters eat any unusual food?
Oh, yeah they do. #PompeiiFire is set in the ancient #Roman world. Gladiators' posca? Vinegar water with fireplace ash (not kidding). And that's just one example.
Time to talk about my latest release! #PompeiiFire is a #dualtimeline#HistoricalFiction#novella of which I am very proud. Researched in person just before the pandemic and released in August of this year, the book has already garnered three awards.
#WordWeavers Do films or theatre play a role in your story?
Absolutely. In #PompeiiFire, Drusilla and Suetonius attend a production of Plautus' "Pseudolas." It gave me an opportunity to talk about social mores in ancient Roman society; men and women were not seated together at most entertainments.
Quote from article: A new social media trend prompting women to ask the men in their lives how often they think about ancient Rome reveals that it crosses the minds of many men on a weekly basis. Even daily. Or more — to the surprise and confusion of their loved ones.
#WritingWonders 8/29 - Does your antagonist believe your hero has a chance of succeeding?
Not at all. Stephanus figures that if he brings the right pressure to bear, Drusilla will be made to forget all about Suetonius. Women in the ancient Roman world, after all, had very few rights of their own. Stephanus figures that Drusus will just handle everything, giving his daughter over in marriage to the fuller she can't stand.
#WritingWonders Day 9 Does your MC have children? If not, do they want to?
For women of ancient Rome, like Drusilla, it's a given. There's an expectation that she will bring sons into the family. Whether she actually wants them is another story.